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thread

Definition

  • noun: a long, thin piece of cotton, silk, etc., used for sewing
  • noun: a filament, a group of filaments twisted together, or a filamentous length formed by spinning and twisting short textile fibers into a continuous strand
  • verb: to put a thread, string, rope, etc., through a hole in something
  • verb: to pass a thread through the eye of (a needle)
  • usually + 'of'
  • synonyms: quality, fineness, thrid

Examples

  • The patient's life was 'hanging by a thread'. [=the patient was very close to dying]

  • If you want to discuss a different subject, you should start a new 'thread'.

  • I lost the 'thread' of the plot long before the story ended.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) And, miss... the look on her face when it was opened! There was a stillness! Like the Formica tabletop! The thread will be torn, Mr. Palmer! Come on! The thread will be torn! It's him ! It's your father! (..)
    1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
  • (..) Did you notice anything about the dress? The dress was altered to fit her. I noticed a different color thread... where it was taken in. Gordon said you were good. Tailored dress is our code for drugs. You notice what was pinned to it? (..)
    1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me